Cheyenne and I had to run into Barnes and Noble today for a book and while waiting in line a magnet caught my eye. The magnet asked, "How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" I love this question! I have been thinking about it ever since. At first I [...]
Tag: Aging
Spackle…
I am an excellent spackler. I learned this about myself in Kindred. Old houses with plaster walls have lots of spackling opportunities. Cracks and years of dings and dents beg for the attention of a spackler who pays attention to detail. You have to love those old houses, full of character and evidence of lives [...]
Oh yeah, a road map of Chicago…
Have you ever looked at a photo of someone you have known for a long time but have not seen in awhile and thought to yourself, "OMG - she is looking old." I have...indeed those were my exact words not long ago when I saw a photo of someone I had not seen in years. [...]
I am a T-Rex…
When I was a kid you didn't take photos of yourself, someone took a photo of you. When I was a kid photos were not a daily happening. When I was a kid photos were taken at school performances, when visitors came, when it was your birthday and on holidays. You never saw folks extending [...]
The oldest mother…
Cheyenne shared with me a couple of weeks ago that I was the oldest mother in her class. Of course I immediately queried how she knew that. Here is how the conversation went: Me: "How do you know I am the oldest mom?" (Is it time for plastic surgery, a cane, what?) Cheyenne: "I just [...]
On moustaches and menopots…
A WebMD email the other day was titled, "Belly-Fat Blasters: Minimize Your Muffin Top and Menopot." The title piqued my interest. I knew what a muffin top was going in, but a "menopot" - I had no idea and I wanted to know more. Below is an excerpt from the email: "The Rx for Muffin [...]
76, 010
My first blog entry was written on day two of the new forty. I blogged daily all the remaining days of 2009 in the new forty for a total of 178 blogs. My blog views for that period came in at 76,010. This blog fulfilled a promise to myself (a resolution if you will) to [...]
THE NEW FORTY 